Mrs. Nicholas Longworth; (Nee Alice Roosevelt)
Washington DC: Clinedinst, 1905. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Ephemera. One sheet of stiff card stock with photo of Mrs. Longworth and a smaller one of the White House pasted onto it. Maximum length is approximately 12.5 inches. Maximum width is approximately 8 inches. Roosevelt image is approximately 10.25 inches by 7.5 inches. White House image is approximately 3.5 inches by 2 inches. Condition is iffy with edge chips, and scratches and tears, including one slightly impacting her right cheek. This may have been taken from a magazine and pasted onto this cardboard. Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was a prominent socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Alice led an unconventional life. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth III, the 38th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and her only child Paulina was allegedly a result of her affair with Senator William Edgar Borah. When her father took office following the assassination of President William McKinley, Jr. Alice became a celebrity and fashion icon at age 17, and at her social debut in 1902 she wore a gown of what was to become known as "Alice blue". Alice was known as a rule-breaker in an era when women were under great pressure to conform. The American public noticed many of her exploits. She smoked cigarettes in public, rode in cars with men, stayed out late partying, kept a pet snake named Emily Spinach in the White House, and was seen placing bets with a bookie. More